Parishioners Gather to Support Bronx Bishop Accused of Sexual Abuse

On Friday evening, inside Our Lady of Refuge church in the Bronx ... states are investigating abuse claims after a cover-up in Pennsylvania involving at least 300 priests — it is not uncommon to see a ... read more

Spokane bishop on Catholic Church abuse crisis: ‘How much more can the people of God put up with?’

Sexual abuse by Catholic ... church leaders have known about the allegations for years. In a series of open letters, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò – a former papal ambassador, or nuncio, to the United ... read more

English Cardinal accused of covering up abuse allegation against JRR Tolkien’s priest son

Nichols wrote a letter of apology that was presented Monday to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICCA). He was due to give testimony on Tuesday but was prevented by illness. As part of ... read more

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Catholic diocese names 28 priests accused of abuse

The Roman Catholic ... that the church’s own records showed about 1,000 child victims. Also this summer saw the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who served as Archbishop of Washington, D.C. ... read more

Critics: List of priests accused of sexual abuse should be longer

State Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched a clergy sex abuse hotline in August after a grand jury report issued in Pennsylvania detailed the cover-up of child sex abuse by ... in God but won't go n... read more

Sex abuse claims rock Dutch Catholic Church

More than half of the Netherlands’ senior clerics were involved in covering ... engulfing the Catholic Church in a global abuse scandal. Over the course of 65 years, 20 of 39 Dutch cardinals, bishops ... read more

Here is a timeline of major sex abuse cases within the Catholic church

Several bishops and priests accused of committing or covering up the abuse have been punished ... tens of thousands of minors had been sexually abused within the Dutch Catholic Church institutions bet... read more

Rundown of sex abuse within the Catholic church

Several bishops and priests accused of committing or covering up the abuse have been punished ... tens of thousands of minors had been sexually abused within the Dutch Catholic Church institutions bet... read more

N.J. Catholic Church will name every priest 'credibly accused' of child sex abuse

The names of every priest and deacon "credibly accused" of sexually abusing a child will ... reserves, church officials said. At least 19 Catholic dioceses nationwide have filed for bankruptcy to help ... read more

Diocese names priests accused of abuse

ODGENSBURG — The Roman Catholic ... church’s own records showed about 1,000 child victims. Also this past summer saw the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who served as Archbishop of Washing... read more